Jamie Moyer, the 44 year old lefthanded pitcher, will take on the kid, Anthony Reyes to kick off a three game series at
Busch Stadium. The Cardinals come into the game with a 32-37 record, and 16-17 at home, while the Phillies are 37-35, and 18-18 away from home. The Cardinals are coming off winning 2 of 3 from the Kansas City Royals, while the Phillies just lost two of three in Cleveland from the Indians.
Moyer, comes into tonights game 6-5, with a 4.40 ERA, while Reyes is 0-8, with a 6.34 ERA. Reyes has never faced the Philadelphia Phillies, a team with plenty of offense, including young star Chase Utley, great power hitter Ryan Howard, and the flashy, fast shortstop Jimmy Rollins. Moyer, coming off a 6-3 win over the Detroit Tigers, where he went 7 innings, gave up 4 hits, and 2 runs, while striking out 4 and walking none. Before that outing, Jamie had last three of his last four decisions.
Our man Albert Pujols comes into the game 0-5 career, with 1 K against Moyer.